articleJournal of the American Geriatrics SocietyAug 26, 2013GREEN OA

Operationalization of Frailty Using Eight Commonly Used Scales and Comparison of Their Ability to Predict All‐Cause Mortality

Dalhousie University · Capital District Health Authority · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Objectives

To operationalize frailty using eight scales and to compare their content validity, feasibility, prevalence estimates of frailty, and ability to predict all-cause mortality.

Design

Secondary analysis of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Operationalization
  • Medicine
  • Frailty Index
  • Gerontology
  • Confidence interval
  • Scale (ratio)
  • Demography
  • Health and Retirement Study
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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